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Q.Which tropospheric pollutants are responsible for formation of cloud?
Manipur CohsemCouncil of Higher Secondary Education, Manipur (Higher Secondary 1st Year) 2021Subjective· 1mImportance★★★★★est
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →Fine solid/liquid particulate pollutants (aerosols) suspended in the troposphere provide surfaces on which water vapour condenses, so they are the pollutants chiefly responsible for cloud formation.
Water vapour alone does not readily condense into cloud droplets in clean air — it needs a surface to condense on. Tropospheric pollutants supply exactly this:
- Particulate matter (aerosols) — smoke, soot, dust and other fine suspended particles from combustion and industrial sources act as cloud condensation nuclei (CCN). …
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